Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 58.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of United States, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$4.66
PYG36,405
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$4.46
PYG34,845
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.04
PYG8,094
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.53
PYG4,120
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.71
PYG5,520
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$2.99
PYG23,345
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$3.10
PYG24,165
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.76
PYG13,740
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$1.50
PYG11,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.89
PYG6,949
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.36
PYG2,775
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.47
PYG3,648
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.63
PYG4,942
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.37
PYG2,868
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.40
PYG3,100
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.96
PYG30,939
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$22.39
PYG174,744
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$14,660.35
PYG114,415,817
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$11.73
PYG91,533
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$17.61
PYG137,472
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$353.18
PYG2,756,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$251.56
PYG1,963,271
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$42.46
PYG331,371
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$199.91
PYG1,560,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,982,624
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$1.13
PYG8,841
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.94
PYG15,119
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$1.47
PYG11,442
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$28.55
PYG222,814
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.16
PYG40,306
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$57.31
PYG447,262
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$27.99
PYG218,430
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$68.72
PYG536,299
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$68.86
PYG537,408
|
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